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Construction and initial validation of the E-Work Life Scale to measure remote e-working
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Grant, Christine Anne, Wallace, Louise M., Spurgeon, Peter C., Tramontano, Carlo and Charalampous, Maria (2019) Construction and initial validation of the E-Work Life Scale to measure remote e-working. Employee Relations, 41 (1). pp. 16-33. doi:10.1108/ER-09-2017-0229 ISSN 0142-5455.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ER-09-2017-0229
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop and provide initial validation for the new E-Work Life (EWL) Scale. This measure assesses a range of theoretically relevant aspects of the e-working experience related to four main areas: job effectiveness, relationship with the organisation, well-being and work-life balance.
Design/methodology/approach
This study presents structured item development. Internal validity and reliability were tested on a sample of 260 e-workers (65 per cent female, age range 25–74). Correlations of the EWL scale with a measure of general health were tested on a subsample of 119 workers to provide initial evidence of construct validity.
Findings
Exploratory factor analysis supported a 17-item scale assessing four factors: work-life interference, productivity, organisational trust and flexibility. Individual well-being was measured and a pattern of significant correlations against four factors as indicators of general health were found, including mental health and vitality.
Research limitations/implications
A new sample would confirm the strength of the EWL scale alongside further tests of validity. Coping strategies related to the scale would aid mapping of individual competencies for remote e-working to promote e-workers’ self-management, management style and organisational policy.
Practical implications
The EWL scale helps organisations to evaluate and support the well-being of remote e-workers. It provides measurement on three levels: individual, supervisory and organisational, whereby practical strategies for improvement can be linked to the scale.
Originality/value
The EWL scale completes a gap in the research by providing a measure aiding organisations to evaluate and support remote e-worker well-being.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Employee Relations | ||||||
Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. | ||||||
ISSN: | 0142-5455 | ||||||
Official Date: | 7 January 2019 | ||||||
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Volume: | 41 | ||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 16-33 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1108/ER-09-2017-0229 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
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